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August 2017

In the University of Maryland, engineers developed another way to use wood: By adding nanoparticles to wood, Liangbing Hu of the Energy Research Centre along with some colleagues managed to create a wood filter to separate toxic dyes from water. The research, first published in ACS Nano, is another innovative use of wood by the team, having …

In the second quarter of 2017, Conifex Timber posted a record result of CAD$116.4 million (US$93.31 million) in sales, and CAD$14.8 million (US$11.86 million) in profits, which are 39 per cent more than the amounts in the same period in 2016. However, according to Woodworking Network, these numbers exclude the CAD$4.6 million (US$3.69 million) the …

With a net revenue of R$916.7 million (US$296 million) for the second quarter of 2017, Duratex, based in Brazil, credits B$160.2 million (US$51.74 million) to exports of their manufactured wood panels to the Middle East and North Africa.
“This is an attractive consumer market, to which the company exports, basically, wood panels – …

With regulatory approval granted West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, for its US$430 million acquisition of Gilman Building Products, LLC, located in St. Mary’s, Georgia, United States (U.S.), the transaction, subject to other customary conditions, is expected to be completed by the end of the quarter.
The …

VRG Dongwha celebrates the official opening of its second MDF factory in Vietnam. The line features state-of-the-art technology from European equipment manufacturers. At the centre of production is the 25.5m Generation 8 Contiroll from Siempelkamp. (The entire line, from the energy plant to automatic storage area is also supplied by Siempelkamp.) …

According to Medicine Hat News, United States (U.S.) imports of softwood lumber have not only risen from Russia, but Germany as well. Over the first half of 2017, after the U.S. slapped grueling taxes on Canadian softwood lumber, imports of the material from Germany have risen nearly ten times, with imports from the country rising a whopping 916 …

UNBC’s Wood Innovation and Design Centre is entirely out of wood, proving the potential of high-rise wooden buildings that have the added benefit of sequestering carbon. Photo credit: Ema Peter
Large timber constructions are not only getting taller, stronger, and safer. They may also help us cool the planet and slow down global warming.
In …

Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compiled by Bloomberg Quint Image credit: Bloomberg Quint
According to Bloomberg Quint, Russia has emerged victorious from the drawn out trade dispute Canada and the United States (U.S.) over softwood lumber – after slapping Canada with tariffs, the country is importing more softwood lumber from …

Build Eco Xpo (BEX) Asia, the leading trade exhibition in Southeast Asia (SEA) for the green building market, will be immersing attendees in three days of knowledge building, information sharing, and dialogue regarding the latest in green building and energy-efficient technologies, from the 12th to the 14th of September.
Co-located with Mostra …

Global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials, Michelman, Inc., recently announced that it has sold its Wood Release Agent Product Line to SASCO Chemical, a subsidiary of Polymer Solutions Group (PSG).
“We are extremely proud of the development of our engineered wood release business over recent …